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History

The included SDK for the Dingoo A320, the S2DSDK, is not considered a very good platform for development. Dingoo-Linux provides a working kernel with good hardware support, so that applications can be developed using the hardware abstraction layer linux provides. The hope is that applications will be much easier to port and run upon the release of a dual-boot version of the firmware.

Installing the firmware

Find out the model of your LCD controller by turning on your Dingoo, going to the about page, and hitting "Up, right, down, up, right, down". You'll see the model number (either ILI9325, ILI9331 or ILI9338). Remember this, or write it down!

There are two modes in which the Dingoo can be connected via USB cable: USB mode (copying files - default, not what we need) and RockBox (flashing - that's what we need).

To get into Rockbox mode for flashing:

Plug USB cord into Dingoo/PC, let Dingoo boot up. You are now in USB mode.

Hold B button and push power switch up until the screen goes blank.

You are now in RockBox mode, install drivers from Dual boot folder. You are ready to flash!

At this point, in RockBox mode, you will not be able to power off the Dingoo. This is a good test to ensure you are in the correct mode. To exit out of RockBox mode, simply reset via the reset hole/pin/button

Linux/OS X instructions

Extract the 2. Dual-Boot Firmware Installer.

Run "chmod +x" on the usbtool (usbtool-linux or usbtool-osx) file (to make it executable) and run the following commands (as root):

Replace zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI93XX with zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI9331, if your Dingoo has that ILI9331 LCD model! Replace zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI93XX with zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI9325, if your Dingoo has that ILI9325 LCD model! Replace zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI93XX with zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI9338, if your Dingoo has that ILI9338 LCD model!

Your Dingoo should now show the dual-boot installer running. Once it's done, it should reboot and you should see the Dingux splash screen.

Now, we'll set up your MiniSD card.

Windows instructions

Extract the 2. Dual-Boot Firmware Installer.

Open the command prompt, cd to the directory containing the dual-boot installer files and run the following commands:

Replace zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI93XX with zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI9331, if your Dingoo has that ILI9331 LCD model! Replace zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI93XX with zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI9325, if your Dingoo has that ILI9325 LCD model! Replace zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI93XX with zImage_dual_boot_installer_ILI9338, if your Dingoo has that ILI9338 LCD model!